The former swim coach is accused of having a sexual relationship with a female swim student in the 1980s.
Rick Curl, a former swim coach who trained Olympic athletes and founded a prominent Washington, DC-area swim club, pleaded guilty Thursday to sex abuse, The Washington Post reports. Curl is accused of having a sexual relationship with his former swim student, Kelley Currin, in the 1980s, when Currin was a teenager and Curl was in his 30s. Currin and Curl both appeared in court Thursday, The Post reports. Curl, 63, has stepped down from his position at the Curl-Burke Swim Club, now known as the Nation's Capital Swim Club, and has been banned from USA Swimming. The relationship allegedly began at North Bethesda's Georgetown Preparatory School, where the club leased the pool. Curl faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. A sentencing …
Rick Curl has taken a leave of absence after a report on allegations he had an inappropriate sexual relationship that started in 1983 at Georgetown Prep, where the swim club leased a pool.
Rick Curl, a prominent swimming coach and founder of the Curl-Burke Swim Club, has taken a leave of absence from his position in the wake of allegations he had a sexual relationship with a teen swimmer in the 1980s, the swim club announced. "In response to the article that appeared in the Washington Post today, Rick Curl has decided to take a leave of absence effective immediately," read a statement on the club's website Wednesday. "We strive to create an atmosphere that is safe and nurturing to all of our swimmers," the statement continued. "This article is painful for our club." According to an article in The Washington Post, the relationship began at Georgetown Preparatory School in 1983, when swimmer Kelley Currin was 13 and Curl was …
